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Saturday, December 22, 2012

NO ELECTRICITY AND A BIG THANK-YOU!

Hi folks,

Yesterday, our power went off at 2:30 in the afternoon, due to high winds, and finally came back on late last night as we lay shivering in bed, blankets piled high. The outage happened at a particularly bad time--right in the middle of the one-day "99 authors, 99 books, 99 cents" sale my YA thriller, MIRROR, MIRROR was a part of!

There went my computer!

Consequently, I was unable to contact friends to request they pick up a copy, other than the post I was able to get up here before the juice died. But... you guys came through for me! I have no idea what rank it eventually reached, but it must have been good since the day after it was still in the top 100, placing in two bestselling Amazon categories at #10 in Mysteries & Thrillers in all Kindle books and at #12 in Children's books under Mysteries & Detectives. Which means that it most likely did even better during the sale.

I just want to thank everyone who came through for me--you folks rock! I really appreciate your taking the time to buy a copy or three.

It's back up to its regular price of $2.99, still a pretty good deal. Remember, you can buy copies for gifts and have it sent to the recipients on Christmas Day.

If you do, please take a sec and hit the "Like" button. I'm told it helps!

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About Me

Hi! Welcome to my blog. To introduce myself, I'm a full-time writer with eighteen books in print and I teach creative writing on the university level, through private coaching of writers, and on various on-line venues.
I write in a variety of forms: novels, short stories, nonfiction books, screenplays and the subjects I choose to write about are just as varied, including sports, literary fiction, thrillers, black comedy and the craft of writing.
I'm married to Mary and we have a son, Mike. I have two daughters--Britney and Sienna--from a previous marriage. I immigrated to Ft. Wayne, IN from the U.S.A. and it's where I still live today. Doing my best to learn the language and adjust to the culture.
I have a checkered past, having spent two-plus years incarcerated at Pendleton Reformatory back in the sixties for burglary. I'm all cleaned up now and you can invite me into your home and don't have to count the silverware when I leave.
Graduated from Indiana University with a B.A. in General Studies (Honors of Distinction); obtained an MFA in Writing from Vermont College.
Email: butchedgerton@comcast.net
Twitter: HookedOnNoir

Ken Bruen

I recently sent copies of THE RAPIST and THE BITCH to one of the best writers in the world, Ken Bruen. I just wanted to get on his radar and nothing else. He misunderstood and thought I was asking for a blurb... so he gave me one. Although unsolicited, it meant the world to me. Here's Mr. Bruen's email:

Dear Les

Thank you so much for the books and the superb novels.

You sure have lived the life and have a nice light touch in describing it.

I loved the novels.

Here is my blurb

Les Edgerton is the reincarnation of our beloved Eddie Bunker.

The writing is as tough and tender as Bunker with that wonderful sense of dry humour that underpins even the most violent of scenes.

This guy can write and like a focused Bukowski.

Make no mistake, here is the real deal.

The books cry out for movie deals.

Warmest wishes

Ken Bruen

On HOOKED

I read every writing book that comes down the pike, and I like a lot of them. But I LOVE Hooked / write fiction that grabs readers at page one and never lets them go! As punchy as Les Edgerton’s hard-hitting fiction, Hooked takes no prisoners. Clear, simple, direct, it offers something fresh in every chapter. I recommend it to all my students and even my colleagues. Your writing library won’t be complete without it.

Jerry Jenkins

Best-selling author of the Left Behind series and many others

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